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The Job department of the PRESS is complete, and affords facilities for doing tlie best class of work. PAUTICULAB ATTENTION PAID TO Law Printing. No paper willbe discontinued until arrearages are paid, except at the option of the publisher. Papers sent out of the county must be paid for in advance. PERTINENT POLITICAL POINTS. Possibly Cuba is rejoicing that Spain herself now has a taste of "Weyler's methods. Tuan says he is tired of being reported beheaded. If the thing isn't going any further he wants it to quit. Mr. Morgan wrote checks amountingtos7s,ooo,ooo last week. But what of it? Anybody can write checks. Electricity is said to be respon sible for driving the English spar rows away from the cities. This is another merit of the electric light. Queen Wilhelmina is said to be the only woman who has received the Order of the Garter. That's odd, considering everything. News comes by cable that Swat is to be incorporated in India and the Alikoons pensioned ofT. lie won'tbe much Ahkoondhenceforth that Swat's the matter. If this country has got to listen to the Sampson-Schley controversy for the next century, it will sooner or later begin to regret that it ever started out as a world power. Mrs. Nation made a bad mistake when she attacked a cold storage company's plant. She might have known that she would be punished for attacking a legitimate industry. Russia pauses to remark that it is very sorry, and will be very glad when the United States also gets sorry enough to permit her to get glad again. Colonel Bryan wishes it under stood that he was never an actor. Of course not. All the acting he did was during the Spanish war, when he played soldier for a while. In calculating as to what Teddy will do in the seclusion of the Vice Presidency, it should be remem bered that be has already taken several other posts equally obscure and made himself markedly prom inent in all of them. A woman's rights woman wants to know right away why men should be favored with a dozen pockets while women have none at all. Seriously, an accurate answer to this question would goto the very root of the difference between the sexes. Embassador Choate has prodded King Eddie, calling to his atten tion the fact that the Hay Pounce fote convention will expire on March 4, and that if he intends to do anything, he had better get a move on. The country really doesn't care much whether Eddie acts or not. Congress can settle the subject without his aid. Waldersee wants gore. Not content with having devastated China as no country has been de vastated for a hundred years, he is preparing to extend the field of his operations and attack parts of the country that hitherto have suffered merely from sporadic cases of rob bery and outrage. That Ripper Bill. A Republican majority of nearly 100,000 majority in Philadelphia, says the Inquirer, was significant. It was for a candidate opposed to the bossism of the old Combine Machine, and by the election of Mr. Davidson as Tax Receiver the last breastworks of the machine have been captured. It has taken Philadelphia five years to overthrow the old bosses, but the work has j been done. All of the recent vili fication of the city and all of these sensational newspaper stories of vice and corruption were concocted j for the sole purpose of preventing \ the triumph of the cause of the j people. The political highwaymen | have died hard, and the yellow j journals have been powerless to j place them again upon the throne, j The revolution has been sweeping, j and the old Combine Machine is j now a hopeless ruin. But it is different out it Pittsburg, j where William Flinn holds the j people by the throat. There is no j opportunity for the voters to escape | his power, for the voters are not consulted in the matter. It is pro posed to give them an opportunity to help themselves, and that is why Jlr. Flinn and his political slaves so strongly oppose the new charter, which they call the Ripper bill. The charter wipes out present con ditions and starts afresh, leaving it to the people at the municipal elec tion for Mayor to decide whether they will restore Mr. Flinn to pow er or will absolutely cut loose from him. It is very apparent that Mr. Flinn fears to leave his case in the bauds of the people. The Ripper bill has got through the Senate, and has passed first reading in the House. It will come up for second reading this week, and a pitched battle is expected. It is significant that Representative Nisbet, of Pittsburg, who has al ways been a Flinn supporter, has taken strong grounds in behalf of the measure. He says that the people of Pittsburg want the new charter, and, judging form the sen timent expressed by the newspapers and by the action of the Chamber of Commerce, he is right. OH, FOR A PANIC! (A DEMOCRATIC PRAYER.) Grant us, thou sovereign dispen ser of mortal ills, a financial cyclone that will wreck the country and bring dismal poverty to every household, for without such a cata clysm, we are, indeed, doomed to wander in the cheerless outer dark ness of an eternily and never hope to bask for a single moment in the joyous sunshine of a Federal pie counter. Let stocks fall with the velocity of a clown sliding down a greased rope. May one mighty run be made 011 the banks till every door is closed and Mack and Mark are made to tremble like an earth quake. Put fear and distrust into the hearts of the people and the devil into the leaders of all the rail way and labor organizations through the land until strikes and shutdowns are made to cover the United States as the waters cover the sea. We've got to have a pan ic or our name is mud. The only hope for the party is in the misfor tunes of the people. And oh for some soup houses to point to, that we might say to the Rails and Hau lier crats "Wetold you so.'' Thou knowest Master Satan, that we have served thee well in the past. We have told all the political lies we could think of. We yelled for a war and pushed McKinley into one, now we are sorely vexed be cause we have to help pay for it. We've yelled"Hanuercrat,'' ' 'gold bug" and "trusts" and "imperial ism" and everything else we could think of till our throats are blood raw. Now give us a panic or some thing that will disturb the admin istration and we'll serve thee more and yell for anything thou wouldst have us yell. Amen. —Yellow Jacket. Notice. Wc, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a 50 cent bottle of Down's Elixir it it does not cure any cough, cold, croup, whooping cough or throat trouble. We also guarantee Downs' Elixir to cure consumption, when used according to directions or money hack. A full dose ongoing to bed and small doses during the day will cure the most severe cold, and stop the most dis tressing cough. For sale by L. Taggart, and It. C. Dodson. l-3teow Subscribe for the PRESS; only $1.50 a year in advance. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1901. The Billion Dollar Congress. | Philadelphia Inquirer. Senator Eugene Hale, of Maine, haa j been making a speech on what he terms j extravagance. Let ua quote: We were shocked at the idea of a bil ' lion dollar Congress, and before we know it we will have a billion dollar session. What Mr Hale means is that instead of appropriating a billion dollars for the term of two years we shall use that sum in a single year. Well, what of it? Suppose we do, what then? It simply means that we are growing —as we ought to grow. What is the use comparing the coun- I try of today with the country of twenty, 1 forty or fifty years ago? Of course we ! spent less money then. It we were not j spending more now we would have i shown no progress. | The question is not one of extrava | gance, not one of comparison with past | years, but one of present and living ! opportunities and needs. We are de j veloping this great country of ours, j Stop developments and it would be | very easy to get back to old time con | ditions and appropriations. Hut who I wants to turn back the wheels of pro j gress? Does Mr. Hale? j Here is the whole pith of thesituatiou: | Is there anyone who feels that he is be ing taxed for governmental expenses? Men pay taxes tor local use, but do they know that they are not paying taxes for the general government at Washington? We want to make that inquiry very plain: Is there an ordinary citizen of the United States who really feels that he is being taxed for the support of the Federal Government? We take the responsibility of answer ing that question with an emphatic NO. Then why all this talk about extrava gance and billion dollar sessions? The government collects a certain amount of money and pays it out again. If this money goes for public improve mente, men ?ire put to work, and the men who work do not complain. These men do not protest that the govern ment is extravagant. It is only Mill ionaire Hale who is doing the protest ing. The average citizen very natur ally will ask, What is his object? If we have become a billion dollar country, so much the better. Let us hope that shortly we will become a two billion dollar country. WHEN TWO MAKE ONE. The Twlni, the Confident Mother and the Aatate Conductor. "Fares," demanded the Jefferson ave nue ear conductor. The tall, thin woman handed out 8 cents for herself and two youngsters. "Three cents more, please," reminded the conductor. "They are twins," she explained, "and only equal to one child." The conductor scratched his head and tried to remember his instructions. Evidently lie recollected nothing gov eralng twins: but, being something of a philosopher, he pondered and said: "Twins are out of the ordinary, there fore singular. Perhaps you're right, and yet you spoke of the twins as 'they.' That's plural," and he gazed around triumphantly. The fat man nodded. He was a bach elor and detested children. "No," spoke up the comical man; "she is right. They have only one birthday between them. If they equaled two children, they would have two birth days." "I guess that's so," acquiesced the conductor. "Anyway I'll look It up." "They take up two seats," growled the fat man. The conductor paused and forgot to hand back 5 cents change. "Say," at last he broke out, "what's their names?" "Wilbur and Marie," replied the mother pertly, failing to see the Delvet trap she was walking into. "IIuli! Hoy and girl, eh? Well, I'll have to have another fare. You can figure 011 boy twins equaling one boy, but half a boy and half a girl don't add up." She paid. "He's a diplomat," whispered the fat man in admiration. "He ought to be down in the legislature."—Rochester Post-Express. Something; In a Name. The advantages that fall to the lot of a man whose surname occurs early in an alphabetical list are well known. As a candidate for office upon an Austra lian ballot, for example, a man named Abbott has a far better chance than the most eminent Zweigler. But the benefit that comes from the possession of a short name has not heretofore been generally recognized. Not long ago the promotion of one of the auditors of the treasury department at Washing ton created a vacancy to which, upon a formal recommendation to that effect, the candidate having the shortest name, being also a competent man, was ap pointed. His chief duty Is to affix his signature to accounts, and as he needs to make but six letters in signing lie can do twice as much in a day as a man whose name contains 12 letters.— Youth's Companion. What Hart Her. Mrs. Heartless—Just to think my husband fell and broke—and broke— Mrs. Simpythetik—There, dear; I heard all about it. The poor man broke his leg. It's a great affliction, I know, but— Mrs. Heartless—Oh, I didn't mean that! You haven't heard the worst. He was carrying my new Venetian vase When he fell, and broke it too.—Ohio State Journal. A MAYOR'S MIRACLE. He Made the Blind See, the Deal Hear and the Lute Walk. From the many anecdotes of Bamp fylde Moore Carew's rogueries In Ar thur Montefiore Brlce's essay 011 thai "Amßzing Vagabond" we quote one ID which Carew and his gypsy crew whs had rigged themselves up as crlpple( and gathered at Hridgewater fair tc plunder the Junketers came off second best. When the mayor of Brldgewater heard that this motley group of crip pies had arrived, he announced to sonic of his friends that 110 was possessed ol a power they perhaps little suspected that, In fact, lie could make the blind see, the deaf hear and the lame walk. Bets were freely made that he could dc nothing of the kind, and thereupon the mayor had the gypsies arrested and Immediately brought before him and, after hearing their harrowing tales, or dered them to be confined for the night in the lockup. About 10 o'clock at night, however the municipal surgeon entered with a lantern and announced that he would examine them all In the morning in or der to report to the mayor whether or not they really suffered from deformity of one kind or another, and he went on to say that those who were found to be Impostors would be treated by the mayor with severity so extreme that, moved to pity, 110 would allow any such misguided wretch to escape there and then from the lockup on condition that he Immediately left the town. At this intelligence a great commo tion arose, and in less time than it takes to write it the whole crowd surg ed out of the lockup, flinging away their crutches and wooden legs, patch es and bandages, and made off down the town at topmost speed, the blind leading the way with unerring steps, the dumb crying aloud their fears, the deaf replying to them, and the lame sprinting along at a rattling pace. Now, just opposite the lockup, on the farther side of the street, stood the wit ty mayor and his friends, convulsed with laughter at the success of his scheme.—Argonaut. CATCHING CICADAS. IIOTV Ccrtnin Mnlayn Ohtnin a Cnrl onx Delicacy. Certain natives of the Malay peninsu la catch cicadas and eat them and that as a considerable luxury. To eat a ci cada seems distinctly curious, says the London Daily Mail, when we reflect that this Insect is in reality a glorified member of that insect group which contains as Its most prominent repre sentative the diminutive and swarthy creature which shall be nameless here for evermore. The way in which the Siamese pro ceeds was related to the Zoological so ciety the other day by a naturalist who has spent some time in the Malay pen insula observing men as well as in sects. At night, when these insects fly, the native sallies forth armed with a torch and but little raiment. The torch is deposited in a convenient place, and the swarm of natives proceed to clap their hands in a perfectly regular fash ion so as to produce a considerable sound. It is the combination of light and sound that allures the cicada from its haunts to its destruction. The insects come also In swarms and settle upon the bodies of the applauding natives, whence they are easily detached, pre served, cooked arid eaten. The Greek sage remarked that happy are the cicadas in that they have voice less wives. It is apparently the lady cicadas who are attracted by what they fondly believe to be the love cry of the male and are thus lured to their fate by that most dangerous of pas sions. Victoria and Dickens. Literary celebrities, as a rule, were not those who attained to any high degree of personal favor at the hands of Queen Victoria, but she paid Charles Dickens a delicate compliment. Dick ens, who, by the way in his youthful days was devoured by a grand passion for the youthful queen, was invited when at the climax of his fame to dine at Windsor castle. He was after dinner presented by the queen with a copy of her book "Tour In the High lands," and 011 the fly leaf was in scribed in her own hand this sentence: "From the humblest to the most dis tinguished author In England." The queen afterward showed many favors to Lord Tennyson, but even in making him a peer of the realm she did not bestow as great a compliment. Trafalgar Ilutn. The year 1805 was a memorable one, as on Oct. 21 was fouglit and gained the battle of Trafalgar, and then, as now, fashion complimented heroes by devising toilets named in their honor. So Nelson was commemorated by a hat—the "Trafalgar"—and every wo man and child adopted the wondrous structure, which would outdo even the headgear of the present day, for these hats were of enormous width and breadth, something of the size of a round table, and so loaded with plumes that the wearers must have looked all hat.—Gentleman's Magazine. Qnention of Ownership. "Need of counsel? Come up and let me introduce you to my lawyer." "Your lawyer? Do you own a law yer?" "I—er—well, 110, certainly not. lie owns me."—New York Press. Even the highest personages in Tur key are not exempt from suspicion. Their movements are watched and re ported to the palace by an army of spies who swarm In every quarter. Belgium holds the world's record in canals, having 535 miles, which carry 8,000,000 tons a year. ALL SORTS. For the weakness and prostration fol lowing grippe there is nothing so prompt and effective as One Minute Cough Cure. This preparation is highly endorsed as an unfailing remedy for all throat and luDg troubles and its early use prevents con sumption. It was made to cure quickly. It. C. Dodson. 81y It is alright to labor for love, but he that laboreth for his mouth is better sat isfied. Don't let the hand of time paint wrin kles on your face. Keep young, by keeping the blood pure and the digestive organs in a healthful condition. HERBINE will do this. Health is youth, disease and sickness blings old age. Price 50c. L. Taggart. Feb The hoary head is a crown ot glory, yet there is still a great demand ior liair vigor and its attendant coloring effects. Recent experiments show that all class es of foods may be completely digested by a preparation called Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which absolutely digests what you eat. As it is the only combination ol all the natural digestants ever devised and demand for it lias become enormous. It has never failed to cure the very worst cases of indigestion and it always gives instant relief. R. C. Dodson. Sly lie that mocketh the poor is undogly, yet most any will slur a tramp. Nervous childreu are almost always thin children. The "out-door-boy" is seldom nervous. W KITE'S CREAM VER MIFUGE is the best preventive of nervous ness. Tt strengthens the system and assists to that sort of flesh, which creates strength and power of endurence. Price 25 cents. L. Taggart. Feb It is well to preach the art of returning good for evil, but it is a mighty hard practice to lollow. A powerful engine cannot be run with a weak boiler, and we can't keep up the strain of an active life with a weak stom ach; neither can we stop the human ma chine to make repairs. If the stomach cannot digest enough food to keep the body strong, such a preparation as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure should he used. It di gests what you eat and it simply can't help but do you good. R. C. Dodson. Sly He that hath knowledge spareth his words; hence a wise man is seldom heard in a street argument. Are you nervous, run down, weak and dispirited? Take a few doses of IIER BINE. It will infuse new energy, new lite into the exhausted nerves, the over worked brain or muscular system and put a new lace 011 life and business. Price 50 cents. L. Taggart. Feb He that is slovenly in his work during the day may be the neatest dressed man on the streets at night. There is always danger in using coun terfeits of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The original is a safe and certain cure for piles. It is a soothing and healing salve for sores and all skin diseases. R. C. Dodson. Sly He that is first in his own cause may be unjust, but he will come out the best in the end. When pain or irritation exists on any part of the body the application of BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT will give prompt relief. I rice 25 and 50 cents. L. Tag gart. Feb The fact that Pierpont Morgan is go ing to Europe leaves little hope that he will assimilate the base ball geezers. Reports show a greatly increased death rate from throat and lung troubles, due to the prevalence of croup, pneumonia and grippe. Wc advise the use of One Minute Cough Cure in all of these diffi culties. It is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results. Children like it. It. C. Dodson. Sly Cuba is disposed to be too libre. There is probably no disease or condi tion oi the human system that causes more suffering: and distress than piles. TABLER' s BrcKF.i'E PILE OINTMENT cures them quickly, pithout pain or de tention from business. Price 50 cents in bottles. Tubes, 75 cents. L. Tag gart Feb Mountain lions are breathing easier. Like bad dollars, all counterfeits, of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve are worth less. The original quickly cures piles, sores and all skin diseases. It. C. Dod son. Blv The woes of the mover are thickening. You can help anyone whom you find suffering from inflamed throat; laryngeal trouble, bronchitis, coughs, colds, etc., by advising the sue of BALLARD'S HORE HOUND SVKI'I' : the great remedy for coughs and colds Price 25 and 50 cts. L. Taggart. Feb Old Terra Firma is again asserting herself in spots. Millions of people are familiar with DeWitt's Little Early Risers and those who use them find them to be famous little liver pills. Never gripe. It. C. Dodson. Sly. Winter will soon begin a series of fare well performances. See a woman in another column pick ing grapes lor Speer's wines. Read all about it. Excellent for weakly persons and the aged particularly for females. 50-8t Cold Cure for Bu9y People. Many people neglect a cold because they say they have no time to attend to it. Krause's Cold Cure isa remedy which can be taken without danger while per forming your daily duties, and will relieve the most aggravated cases in 24 hour <. Price 25c. Sold by L. Taggart. Fe'i Working Overtime. Eight hour laws arc ignored by those tireless, little workers—Dr. King's New Life Pills. Millions are always at work, night and day, curing indigestion, bilious ness, constipation, sick headache and all stomach, liver aod bowel troubles. Kasy, pleasant, safe sure. Only 25 cents at L. Taggart's drug store. Feb Mrs. Nation broke the Sabbath and the saloons simultaneously. Headache Causes. Headache is usually caused by living in poorly ventilated rooms, overindulg ence in food or drink, insufficient exercise, mental strain, excitement or malaria. Krause's Headache Capsules quickly cures the most severe cases,and leaves the head clear and cool. Price 25c. Sold by L. Taggart. Feb In other years we usually hud the pen nant cinched by this time. A Fireman's Close Call. "I stuck to my engine, although every joint ached and every nerve was racked with pain," writes C. W. Bellamy, a lo comotive fireman, of Burlington, lowa., "I was weak and pale, without any ap petite and all run down. As I was about to give up, I got a bottle of Electric Bit ters and, after taking it, I felt, as well as I ever did in my life." Weak, sickly, run down people always gain new life, strength and vigor from their use. Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed by L. Taggart. Price 50 cents. Feb Neither Bryan or Adlai has thus far applied for a place in the parade. Persons who cannot take ordinary pills find it's a pleasure to take DeWitt's Lit tle Early Risers. They are the best lit tle liver pills ever made. K. C. Dodson. Sly The wilds of Kansas are still feeling the effects of the joint-smashing impulse. Had to Coqucr or Die. l; l was just about gone," writes Mrs. Rosa Richardson, of Laurel Springs, N. C., "I had Consumption so bad that the best doctors said I could not live more than a month, but I began to use Dr. King's New Discovery and was wholly cured by seven bottles and am now stout aud well." It's an unrivaled life-saver in consumption, pneumonia, la grippe and bronchitis; infallible for coughs, eolds, asthma, hay fever, croup or whooping cough. Guaranteed bottles 50c and SI. Trial bottles free at L. Taggart's drug store. Feb Four times in jail in one day is a new high record for the Kansas hatcheteer. For Shattered Nerves. A remedy that will soothe, build up the wasted tissues and enrich the blood is indispensible. Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound has been wonderfully success ful in cases of nervousness, as thousands of grateful people will testify. Sold by L. Taggart. Feb The unexpected in the way of sitting down is less liable to happen than it was. N. Y. Board of Health on Wines. Dr. Janes of the N. Y. Board of Health says: "I take pleasure in testifying to the superior qualities of the wine produced by Alfred Speer. I recommend it as a superior wiut for the sick and debilitated." The Port and Burgundy have no equal. 51-eow-8t With Pingree in Europe and Petti grew soon togo out of the Senate the country is likely to fall into an awful state. Does it Pay to Buy Cheap. A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right, but you want something that will relieve and cure the more severe and dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you do? Goto a warmer and more regular climate? Yes, if possible; if not possible for you, then in either case take the ONLY remedy that has been introduced in ail civilized coun tries with success in severe throat and lung troubles, "Boschee's German Syrup." Tt not only heals and stimulates the tis sues to destroy the germ disease, but allays inflamation, causes easy expectora tion, gives a good night's rest, and cures the patient. Try ONE bottle. Recom mended many years by all druggists in the world. Sold by L. Taggart. Get Green's Prize Almanac. 2n!>4eow Buckien's Arnica Salve. Has world-wide fame for marvellous cures. It surpasses any other salve, lotion, ointment or balm for cuts, corns, burns, boils,sores, felons, ulcers,tetter, salt rheum, fever sores, chapped hands, skin eruptions; Infallible for piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at L. Taggart's. Feb The styles of spring bricks are unchang ed but prices are stiffer. £ ,v- CO / 112 X-y r & - This signature iu cm eve:. U>\ of the genuine Laxative Tablets the remedy that. cr.T"M coltl in <!ay Cuba has given McKinley many busy days and promises to keep it up. CASTORS A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought | Signature of
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